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terrestrial Definition


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terrestrial
adj
    1. Relating to dry land or to the Earth.
    2. denoting animals or plants that live on dry land.
    3. Belonging or relating to this world; worldly; mundane.
      Thesaurus: earthly, worldly, global, mundane, sublunary; Antonym: cosmic, heavenly.
    4. Said of broadcast signals: sent by a land transmitter as opposed to satellite.
noun
    1. An inhabitant of the Earth.
Etymology: 15c: from Latin terrestris, from terra earth.



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